pollard
noun
a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
have pollarded
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present perfectof pollard.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The storms would certainly have pollarded them in a more irregular manner than the hand of man.
From A Danish Parsonage by John Fulford Vicary
